Clothes-line prop.



H. W. IVEY.

CLOTHES LINE PROP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1912.

Q/Vitmcooeo Patented June 3, 1913.

IINITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH W. IVEY, OF BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTHES-LINE PROP.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HUGH W. IVEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bloomsburg, in the county of Columbia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes- Line Props, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to clothes props and has for its object the provision of a prop comprising a pole provided with a plurality of transverse slots arranged in vertical series, said slots being adapted to receive the clothes line and providing for accommodating the prop to the height of clothes line to which it is to be attached, said pole having a rod slidably mounted thereon and adapted to prevent the clothes line from being disengaged from the slot in which mounted.

My invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of my improved clothes prop; Fig. 2, a side view partly broken away showing the rod lowered to permit of inserting the clothes line in the uppermost cross slot; and Fig. 3, a detail view in perspective of the rod.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

My improved clothes prop comprises a pole 1 having a plurality of slots 2 therein that extend transversely of one face of said pole and as shown in Fig. 2 inclined clownwardly from said face. Slidably mounted on the pole l is a rod 3, said rod being mounted in staples or other suitable fastenings 4t secured to said pole intermediate of the slots 2 and below the lowermost slot. The rod 3 has its lower end formed with a circular loop 5 that is bent to extend laterally of the main portion of the rod as shown and is adapted to seat in a notch 6 formed in one of the front corners of the post to hold said rod in position to prevent accidental removal of the rope from any one of the slots 2.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. August 29, 1912.

Patented June 3, 1913.

Serial No. 717,772.

In use it will be apparent that when it is desired to insert the clothes line in one of the slots 2, the rod 8 is given a quarter turn to move the loop 5 out of engagement with the notch 6 and the rod moved downwardly to expose the slot in which it is desired to insert the rope. After insertion of the rope, the rod is returned to its original position and the loop 5 moved into the notch 6 to retain the rod in position to prevent accidlental removal of the clothes line from the s 0t.

The slots 2 in addition to providing for arranging the prop to conform to the height of the clothes line also provide for the use of the prop with two or more clothes lines arranged one ahove the other as will be clearly apparent.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. A clothes prop comprising a pole having a plurality of transverse slots in one of its faces, said slots inclined downwardly from the face of said pole, a rod slidably mounted on the pole and adapted to close the entrance to said slots, said rod having its lower end formed with a laterally extending loop, and means associated with said pole to engage said loop to hold the rod in locking position.

2. A clothes line prop comprising a pole having a plurality of transverse slots in one of its faces, said slots inclined downwardly from the face of said pole, a rod slidably mounted on the pole and adapted to close the entrance to said slots, said rod having its lower end formed with a laterally extending loop, and the pole provided with a transverse notch adapted to engage said loop to hold the rod in the position to close said slots.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HUGH W. IVEY.

Witnesses:

AUSTIN C. BUOHER, RALPH R. JOHN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

